All songs written by Dudley Benson except for Deep River (traditional) and Hounds of Love (Kate Bush, published by EMI Music Publishing Australia PTY Ltd). All songs arranged by Dudley Benson except for Deep River, arranged by Richard Shephard.

Songs written by Hirini Melbourne: Pīpī Manu E, Pūrerehua, Pīpīwharauroa, Tīrairaka, Pūngāwerewere, Kiwi. All other songs written by Dudley Benson except for Ruru (Dudley Benson/Hirini Melbourne) and Tonight You Belong To Me (Billy Rose, Lee David, published by J Albert & Son PTY Ltd). All songs arranged by Dudley Benson except for Rapaki, On the Shoulders of the Earth and Asthma, arranged by Andrew Baldwin. The second part of Kiwi is an arrangement of a traditional Tūhoe waiata from Barry Barclay’s Journeys in National Parks –Te Urewera (Natural History Unit, National Parks Centenary Commission).

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The New Zealand multi-instrumentalist’s debut full-length brims with the kind of bleeding-heart intimacy that should define bedroom pop convention, but rarely ever does. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jan 7, 2019